Li Liu, a taxi driver, has been sitting for a long time and has poor blood circulation in his feet, and has been feeling cold and numb recently.
He believed in the "wisdom of his ancestors" and insisted on soaking his feet in hot water for 40 minutes every night, which was called "removing dampness and promoting circulation". Who knew that after soaking, Li Liu actually felt chest tightness and shortness of breath, panic and dizziness, and hurriedly went to the hospital for treatment.
After understanding the situation, the doctor said solemnly: "Long-term high-temperature foot soaking not only fails to achieve the purpose of health care, but will damage the blood vessels and nerves and increase the burden on the circulatory system. Your symptoms are likely to be caused by excessive and overheated foot soaking. "
Li Liu was taken aback and explained: "But many drivers around me are so soaked, everyone says that hot soaking feet dispels cold and drives away dampness, and it is easy." Is it all wrong?"
The doctor sighed and patiently explained: "Although foot soaking has a certain health care effect, it is necessary to follow the three principles of 'time, degree, and person'. Too often, too much heat and too long a foot soak time are not scientific. Especially people with underlying diseases such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes should be more cautious. "
Li Liu suddenly realized and asked who should not soak their feet.
The doctor said: "In addition to the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and diabetic patients you mentioned, patients with vasculitis of the lower limbs, neuropathy of the lower limbs, and broken skin of the feet are also not suitable for foot soaking, and too high water temperature and too long foot soaking time may also aggravate the condition." In addition, pregnant women should also avoid frequent and high temperature foot soaks to avoid inducing risks such as premature birth. In short, soaking your feet seems simple, but it is very knowledgeable. "
After listening to the doctor's words, Li Liu suddenly realized, and secretly rejoiced that he had sought medical attention in time and avoided more serious consequences. He said that from now on, foot soaking should learn to "grasp the scale", not blindly follow or go to extremes, and regard foot soaking as daily health care, rather than the so-called "cure".
Li Liu's story gives us many inspirations.
First of all, we need to look at foot soaking for health care dialectically. Moderate foot soaking does have the effect of promoting blood circulation and relieving fatigue, but it is by no means a panacea. Blind superstition about foot soaking, or even taking it as a "miracle cure" for all diseases, will only backfire and even endanger health.
Health preservation is important in balance, and foot soaking should also grasp the art of "degree".
Secondly, we need to treat foot soaking differently from person to person. Not everyone is suitable for foot soaking, and not everyone can soak their feet in high temperatures for a long time. Patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes, and vascular neuropathy of the lower limbs have poor circulatory function, and high-temperature foot soaking is tantamount to adding insult to injury; pregnant women belong to a special population, and excessive foot soaking may induce pregnancy risks; the elderly should also be cautious to avoid cardiovascular accidents.
The key to soaking feet for health preservation is to adapt measures to individual conditions and step by step.
Thirdly, we need to learn how to soak our feet scientifically. The water temperature of foot soaking should be about 40 °C, and it should not be too hot; the foot soaking time should be 20 minutes, not too long; the frequency of foot soaking should be once a day, not too frequent; do not directly contact with cold air after foot soaking to prevent cold.
In short, foot soaking is also a "science", and the key is to master the essentials and avoid falling into misunderstandings.
Finally, we need to establish a holistic approach to health. Foot soaking is beneficial, but foot soaking alone won't solve all health problems. True health lies in a good diet, regular work and rest exercise, an optimistic attitude and emotions, and harmonious interpersonal relationships.
Soaking your feet is just a window for health, we must look at health from a global perspective, and let health care permeate all aspects of life.
Let's take Li Liu as a lesson and re-examine foot soaking for health. Bubble scripts are a good thing, the key depends on whether you soak properly and in moderation.
For certain groups of people, foot soaking may even be the beginning of "chronic injury", and the gains outweigh the losses. We should keep our eyes open and look at health through foot soaking, neither blindly pursuing nor denying it all, but following science and varying from person to person, so that foot soaking can become a health help, not a health resistance.
Of course, foot soaking is just a microcosm, reflecting the Chinese people's concept of "treating headaches and feet with pain", and the cognitive blind spot of "minor diseases are not prevented, and major diseases are difficult to prevent".
This requires us to change our concept and establish a health concept of "prevention first, prevention and treatment combined". Instead of soaking your feet as a lifesaver, you should take a healthy life as a compulsory course. I believe that as long as we improve our health awareness and practice a healthy life, foot soaking will naturally become the "icing on the cake" for health preservation, and life will be more comfortable and pleasing to the eye.